📍 300 Hays St, Benjamin, Knox County, 79505
Benjamin School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Benjamin, Knox County. The school has 130 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ronda Moffett. It is part of the Benjamin Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin School enrolls 130 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 74 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 130 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 69.
Benjamin School is one of 1 schools in BENJAMIN ISD, based in BENJAMIN, Texas. The district serves 94 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 130 students, Benjamin School is larger than the district average of about 94 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote